Bachelor of Accounting

TP4775

This programme is delivered fully online. Watch our video to see what online study with Open Polytechnic is like.

This qualification will provide Aotearoa New Zealand with people who are equipped with knowledge, technical and professional skills in the field of accounting and can apply the knowledge and skills in an ethical, socially responsible and sustainable way in a variety of business settings that aligns to Ngā Kaupapa o te Tiriti o Waitangi.

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    Level
    7
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    Credits
    360
  •  
    Cost
    $14,544 NZ Domestic

    Not including any course materials or external exam fees.

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    Student loan

Career Opportunities 

Employment pathways for graduates include roles in business accounting such as:  Financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, treasury, banking and finance, risk management, business consultancy, across the private and public sector.

Industry Recognition  

Graduates will be equipped to meet the educational requirements for membership of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and Chartered Practising Accountant Australia (CPA). 

 

What you will learn: 

When you achieve this qualification, you will know how to: 

  • Apply specialised knowledge, technical, and professional skills relevant to accounting. 
  • Demonstrate effective communication, self-management, digital literacy and currency as an accounting professional. 
  • Apply creative, strategic, and critical thinking to decision making and problem solving in evolving business environments. 
  • Integrate knowledge of Te Ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi to inform accounting and business practices in Aotearoa New Zealand. 
  • Demonstrate ethical, socially responsible, sustainable and research informed accounting and business practice. 
  • Work collaboratively in diverse cultural contexts and environments with a range of stakeholders. 

Maximum Programme Completion Time 

To be awarded the qualification, the programme must be completed in no more than 10 years of first enrolment, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

 

  •  
    Level
    7
  •  
    Credits
    360
  •  
    Cost
    $14,544 NZ Domestic

    Not including any course materials or external exam fees.

  •  
    Student loan